In the sedate and sober world of bankruptcy law, one lawyer's memorandum sticks out like a sore loser.

"Across the country the court systems and particularly the Bankruptcy Court in Minnesota, are composed of a bunch of ignoramus, bigoted Catholic beasts that carry the sword of the church," the Nov. 25 filing said.

It went on to call one bankruptcy judge "a Catholic Knight Witch Hunter," said one trustee was "a priest's boy" and claimed another trustee is a "Jesuitess."

It got worse from there.

Hastings lawyer Rebekah Nett also called U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy Dreher and other court personnel "dirty Catholics." Then she expressed concerns over what might transpire at a hearing docketed for next week, writing, "Catholic deeds throughout the history have been bloody and murderous."

People who spend their time writing and reading legal documents were stunned.

"I've never seen anything in 30 years of practicing law like this," said Brian Leonard, a bankruptcy trustee. "This is so far over the line, it's in another world."

Nett got her law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1999 and is licensed to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin. There is no record of any disciplinary action against her in either state.

Nett said she didn't want to talk about the memo, but did allow that Dreher "yelled at" her about it Tuesday. She wouldn't elaborate, and Dreher's office declined to comment.

Just in the interests of accuracy, the next paragraphs in the article are:

Nett also said the views expressed in the filing - which carries her signature - were those of her client. "Did I write what was in that paper? No," she said.

That itself could create problems for the lawyer. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure says that when a lawyer signs a submission to the court, she is attesting that she believes the submission is supported by evidence or legal argument.

"The lawyer who signs a document is adopting it as her own, and I don't believe that she can avoid responsibility by saying that the client drafted it," said Douglas Heidenreich, who teaches professional responsibility at William Mitchell College of Law.

I wonder how many cases you've won, Rebekah Nutt? Your powers of persuasion must make you the darling of the Minnesota & Wisconsin circuit; both juries and judge(s). That future SCOTUS post awaits! [/mega-sarcasm]

@Sherlockian

"Just in the interests of accuracy, the next paragraphs in the article are:

'Nett also said the views expressed in the filing - which carries her signature - were those of her client. "Did I write what was in that paper? No," she said.'

That itself could create problems for the lawyer. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure says that when a lawyer signs a submission to the court, she is attesting that she believes the submission is supported by evidence or legal argument."

I don't know how severe the penalties are for charges of perjury in the US legal system, but in the UK, they are ultra-brutal. Just ask Jeffrey Archer.

Catholics control the courts, Jews control the banks, atheists control the schools, and somehow people like Rebekah Nett don't see how any of these contradicting groups working together doesn't make any kind of sense at all.

"Catholics control the courts, Jews control the banks, atheists control the schools, and somehow people like Rebekah Nett don't see how any of these contradicting groups working together doesn't make any kind of sense at all."

Just in the interests of accuracy, the next paragraphs in the article are:

Nett also said the views expressed in the filing - which carries her signature - were those of her client. "Did I write what was in that paper? No," she said.

That itself could create problems for the lawyer. Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure says that when a lawyer signs a submission to the court, she is attesting that she believes the submission is supported by evidence or legal argument.

"The lawyer who signs a document is adopting it as her own, and I don't believe that she can avoid responsibility by saying that the client drafted it," said Douglas Heidenreich, who teaches professional responsibility at William Mitchell College of Law. <<

Perhaps this is an attempt to argue diminished capacity on the part of the client?

Well, Beckypoos here could always move to the very Protestant, Church of England UK, and it's barristers and judges who have to swear fealty to Queen Elizabeth II, head of said protestant Church of England; one of said judges here is Cherie Blair, wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

...and the UK's Chief Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks, who - as he's in our House of Lords - is Lord Sacks. Then he's also joined in Parliament by one of our most famous captains of industry & commerce, Lord Sugar. Thus, Beckypoos...: